Waste land [DVD] / Arthouse Films, Curiously Bright Entertainment and Almega Projects present ; produced by Hank Levine, Angus Aynsley ; director, Lucy Walker.
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FilmPublisher number: NNVG239301 | Arthouse FilmsPublication details: [Beverly Hills, Calif.] : Arthouse Films : distributed by New Video, 2011.Description: 1 DVD (ca. 99 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 9781422915134
- 1422915131
- DVD 232A
- 2010 Sundance Audience Award World Cinema Documentary; 2011 Academy Award Nom Documentary Feature.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Vik Muniz is an artist who literally creates treasure out of trash; using cast-offs he finds at garbage dumps, Muniz fashions re-creations of famous paintings, and he made an evocative series of images of children who work in sugar plantations using the leftovers from the refining process. So when filmmaker Lucy Walker asked Muniz if she could make a film about him as he worked on his next project, the two settled on what seemed like the perfect location -- Jardim Gramacho, a Brazilian landfill not far from Rio de Janeiro that's said to be the largest refuse dump in the world. Walker's documentary Waste Land explores Muniz's creative process as he fashions new works from what others have left behind, but it also profiles the people who live near Jardim Gramacho and make their living by sorting what's useful from what is not. Walker lends a dignity to these so-called "trash pickers" as they reveal how much of value can be found in other people's refuse and how they maintain their pride and self-respect despite their sometimes meager circumstances. Waste Land was an official selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
DVD came as supplement to the 'Sunday Times' (27th Feb. 2011)
Originally produced in 2009.
Includes special features.
Vik Muniz.
Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes viewers on an emotional journey to the world's largest landfill of the day, Jardim Gramacho. Here the catadores, who number in the thousands, work under the hot sun collecting recyclable materials such as bottles, plastic, and metal to be sold to wholesalers. Muniz invites the catadores to add refuse to his art, photographing the work from overhead. The finished artwork will then be on display in museums and auctions around the world.
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1; Dolby Digital stereo.
2010 Sundance Audience Award World Cinema Documentary; 2011 Academy Award Nom Documentary Feature.